Sharpe's Rifles
War Adventure TV Movie History
Portugal, 1809. Fast moving, hard-hitting action adventure filmed on location in the Crimea, Portugal and England brings to the screen all the danger, romance and sheer spectacle of one of the bloodiest periods in English warfare. Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.
Director Tom Clegg
Trailer
Cast
Sean Bean
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
David Troughton
General Sir Arthur Wellesley
John Tams
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
Julian Fellowes
Major Warren Dunnett
Brian Cox
Major Michael Hogan
Michael Mears
Rifleman Francis Cooper
Paul Trussell
Rifleman Isaiah Tongue
Richard Ireson
Sergeant Williams
Martin Jacobs
Colonel William Lawford
Malcolm Jamieson
Colonel De l'Eclin
Daragh O'Malley
Sergeant Patrick Harper
Assumpta Serna
Comandante Teresa Moreno
Simón Andreu
Major Blas Vivar
Jason Salkey
Rifleman Harris
Lyndon Davies
Rifleman Ben Perkins
Tim Bentinck
Captain John Murray